Vehicle-bed.



T. R. EDMONDSON,

VEHCLE BED.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. za, 191e.

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THOMAS R. 1EDM01\-l'DS,0CI.\, OF TUCSON, ARIZONA, ASSGNGR'O'F ONE-HALFyT() EDWARD y G'. SPORLEDEB, OF TUCSON, ARIZONA.

VEHICLE-BED.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

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appnqauoa aiea Augier as, 1era. semaine. mazet Auseful improvements inVehicle-Beds, of

which the following is a specification.

This inventionrelates tovehicle bodies,-

and more particularly to that class of vehicle bodies adapted to be usedin motor vehicles or automobiles for touring or'camping purposes, and ithas for its object to produce a vehicle body of the class de scribedwhich may be easily converted into a bed. A Jfurther object of thisinvention is .to provide a vehicle body which shall be easily convertedinto a bed and which shall comprise the minimum number of parts.

A further object of this invention is to provide a convertible bed forautomobile bodies which shall be inexpensive y and readily applied tothe form of body now 1n use. y

lV ith these and other objects in view this' invention consists in theparticular combination and-construction of the parts of a convertiblebed for an automobile body as hereinafter described and moreparticularly pointed out in the appended claim.

Referring to the drawings forming a part of this specification whereinsimilar reference numerals indicate similar parts wherever used Figure lis a sectional side elevation of an automobile body embodying myconstruction shown in closed position or not for se. Fig. 2 is a topplan view of the same. F ig. 3 is a sectional side elevation showing oneform of convertible bed. Fig. 4 is a. sectional side elevation showinganotherI form of convertible bed. Fig. 5 is a detail of the lookingdevice for several of the members. Fig. 6 is a key for actuating saidlockins device.

7 represents the floor of the car providedy with any -suitable body,preferably that known vas five-passenger fore door type and adapted torest upon the chassis by means of the sills 8. Mounted upon the iioor 7are the usual front and back seats, designated at 9 and 10 respectively.The fro-nt seat 9 carries a removable seat cushion 11 and a back cushion12 removably fastened to the back of said seat. rllhe back 13 of thefront seat 9y is hingedly connected at 14 and Y. is cut out at 15', 15,which permits back 13 to be lowered as shown in Fig. 4'., The back 13 isheld in, its upright position by means of locking means illustrated inFig. 5 and hereinafter described. The rear seat 10 'right angled metalplates 23 and 24, adapted to extend rearwardly and 'over the seat 10.The member 23 has a downwardly projecting lug upon its rear edge adaptedto contact with the upwardly projecting edge 25 of the front leg 20. Themembers 2l and 22 are free to slide along the floor 7, and the members23 and 24 are adapted to ride one over the other in order to form acontinuous platform from the hinge 17 to the point 2G.

Fach of the backs 13, 1G is provided with locking means (Fig. 5)comprising a central plate 27 rotatably mounted r 1 the back thereof andhaving angular Wings 28, 29, 30

and 31 extending therefroim, and provided' with al squared centralaierture 32. EX- tending outwardlyl throng grooves cut in the back are'bars 34, 35 and 3G, which are pivotally attached to the wing members 23,29, 30 and 31 and are guided by means of cves 37, 38, 39, 40. Each ofthe bars is provided at its outer end with a notch41.

lin the rigid portion of the back adjacent the out out portion 15, asshown at 42, are formed recesses 43 having therein pins 44 adapted to beengaged by the notches 41 of the rods 33, 34, 35 and 36. ln thisposition the back is locked securely in place by means 'ofthe rods whichengage the pins as herebody into a bed of the form shown in Fig. 3 theback 16 is unlocked as above described and lowered into the positionshown in the said figure, where it is supported by means is providedwith a back 1G hingedly coni nected thereto at 17 and secured in the,same 4manner as the back 13 of the front seat.

Beneath the rear seat 10 is formed a recess lforming; a continuouscushion or mattress of a length suilicient to accommodate a person. Thisorm'oi bed is more particularly 'adapted for use While the machine is ata standstill or in permanent camp. The form of bed shown in Fig. e ismor particularly designed for use in touring and is constructed as`follows: '.lhe back 16 is left in its raised position and the removablecushion thereof, represented et 47, is turned downward upon the seat l0,and the cushion i8 of said seat removed. The plate 23 is now broughtforward with its companion member 24 and the cushion 48 of the back seatplaced thereon. The back of the front seat 13 is then unlocked, asheretofore described, and lowered until the upper edge rests upon thepoint 26 of the membei' 22, thus forming a continuous bed from the back16 to the front cushion 11.

ln place'oi1 the cushions it may be desirable to carry anirifiatablemattress, or one of ordinary construction', adapted to lit either of theconstructions shown in 3 and l. Considerable variation of the detailsoff my invention may be practised Without de---2 parting from the spiritthereof, and it not my intention to limit myself to the constructionshown herein but to consider the claim as broadly as the state ,ofthepriof? art will permit.

Having thus described my invention what I claimns new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

ln a vehicle body, in combination, liront and locking means co-actingwith the-corr L

